COSATU no letters, white background.jpg Speech at the ANC 104th Anniversary Rally given by COSATU President Sdumo Dlamini Extract: As COSATU we have come here today to call for unity inside the ranks of the ANC and amongst the Alliance formations. We must re learn and master the art of listening to each other. Independent as we may be as organisations but our struggle is one. Our separate voices are weaker compared to our united voice. None of us are stronger as individuals. Our strength is in our unity and that can only be expressed through practical programmes on the ground. History has shown that every time there are divisions in our ranks, the enemy gains confidence and increases its attack against us and against our people. History will show that all the attacks launched by the enemy against the liberation movement were executed, when the enemy was convinced that they have infiltrated us and has created enough mistrust and divisions. Every time when these attacks were made, we knew that it was the responsibility of the enemy and yet we pointed at each other and accused each other. It is not a mistake that at the height of divisions and challenges within our movements, there has been a series of racist attacks directed at our people. The very racist attacks follow from a series of attacks which have been directed at our leaders. Racist attacks follow public spats These racists' attacks follow from a march calling for the removal of ANC president. It follows from calls on the removal of the SACP General Secretary as a minister. These racists' attacks follows from public spats by some within our formations and within our ranks directed at each other's leadership. Attacks against each other must stop. The racists' attacks we see are a sign that the enemy is gaining confidence in the face of our own divisions. It is time to unite against the common racist enemies! The 104 years of ANC's existence means that we know the enemy tricks, we know how the enemy operates and we know how to respond to the enemy as a united force. When we respond as a united force, the blow we can land on the enemy is a deadly blow. From: <http://www.cosatu.org.za/show.php?ID=11261> http://www.cosatu.org.za/show.php?ID=11261 -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
